Wildlife Sightings11/08/2024
Weather = Overcast/ Bright
River Wear Tide Level = High
Wader Lake Species
Sand Martin - 7
Swallow - 2
Teal - 25
Avocet - 4
Lapwing - 92
Sparrow Hawk - 1 (F) Sitting on Sand Martin Bank
Lesser Black Back Gull - 2
Red Shank - 29
Black Headed Gull - 79
Black Tailed Godwit - 6
Grey Heron - 2 (J)
Green Shank - 2
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
Nuthatch - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Green Finch - 3
Chaffinch - 6
Canada Goose - 2 + 3
Oystercatcher - 2
Grey Lag Goose - 1
Canada x Grey Lag Goose - 1
Gadwall - 5
Shoveler - 3
Shelduck - 13 + 5 (J)
Birds Species Noted Around Sight
Kingfisher- River Wear (heard twice)
Goldfinch - East Downs - 5
Mallard - Saline Lagoon - 15
Herning Gull - River Wear - 26
Grey Heron - River Wear - 1
Little Egret - River Wear - 1
Sedge Warbler - River Reed Bed - Heard
Buzzard - River Reed Bed - Heard
Jay - Hawthorn Wood - Heard
Shoveler - The Resevoir - 1
Tuffted Duck - Resevoir - 1 (M) + 1 Chick
Invertebrates
Speckled Wood Butterfly
Common Darter
Green Vied White
Peacock Butterfly
Flora/Fungi
Bloody Brittle Grill
